Station 2 - Priming
Primers not feeding
properly.
1. Magazine tube is empty.
2. Stuck primer in tube.
a. Tube must be thrown away.
3. Damaged brass tip or tube.
a. Tube must be thrown away.
Crushed primers.
1. Dirt or debris in shellplate pockets.
2. Ringed primer. When a spent primer has been pierced by the
decapping pin leaving a ring of metal from the primer in the pocket.
3. Chipped or worn primer punch.
4. Hot loaded ammo that has been fired several times and the
base of the case has been flattened. Such cases being reloaded need primer pockets
swaged - i.e., radiused edges on the primer pocket.
5. Be sure the loading bench is not shaking or rocking. To keep the
bench from moving bolt it to the wall. If the bench is not solid the primers will tip and
jam.
6. Be sure the primer Station locator tab is adjusted correctly. It
should be adjusted so it is approximately 10 thousandths from the case rim (the
thickness of a business card).
7. Wrong size/type primer for that cal iber.
8. Pushing forward on the handle too hard.
9. Cycle the machine using a smooth continuous motion. Do not make
erratic movements.
High Primers.
1. Shellplate too loose. Be sure the shellplate is tightened down
correctly. |
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This is done by turning the shellplate bolt down until it is
tight, then backing it off 1/8 of a turn. Don't forget to loosen the shellplate bolt set
screw, on the left side of the mainshaft, before adjusting the shellplate bolt. Tighten
the set screw when finished.
2. Erratic handle motion.
3. Push handle forward fully to seat the primer.
4. Handle crank broken or cracked.
a. Push forward on the handle and look for hairline cracks.Primer early warning system
inoperative.
1. Battery dead, missing or backwards.
2. Follower rod (13707) not in or warped.
3. Buzzer defective.
4. Primers stuck in magazine tube.
Rotary primer disc not
indexing/jammed.
1. Check indexing lever and replace if bent.
2. Inspect primer cam (13670).
a. Missing.
b. Worn camming surface.
3. Powder debris on platform.
4. Stuck primer catching on shim (14117) and platform body.
Primers going in upside down.
1. Primer punch is not properly aligned with the indexing
shellplate.
a. Using old index cam (if purchased machine prior to March
95). |